Thu 20 Feb 19:30pm
On Thursday 20 February we welcome to our unique shop window stage…
CRISTOBAL & THE SEA
The CATS describe their sound as Tropicalia Pop, whatever that means. Without aiming towards a specific style, they always leave traces of Bossanova, jazz flute and gospel folk harmonies. Their sound cultivated from the annals of southern culture; a mix of sand and sea governed by the golden state.
FLIES+FLIES
London trio flies+flies have been carving out a unique form of experimental rock music, combining electronics, strings, guitar and voice to create distinctly dark and deeply melodic pockets of space.
Writing together live as a band and drawing influence from the aesthetic worlds of Stanley Kubrick, TS Elliot and Isa Genzken, their brooding sound occupies a smoky hinterland between the warm comedown glow of Mogwai, Jeff Buckley’s reflective late-night hymnals, the apocalyptic transmissions of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the spare, sputtering 808 patterns of early Hessle Audio records.
Quietly restrained vocals fight against turntable-manipulated noise and rhythm, electro-cello drone and reverberated waves of guitar.
NADINE KHOURI
“A gravely, female voice sings modern, alternative torch-songs and the atmosphere is so mesmerizing, so fascinating you wish this late night moment would last forever.” – Cracked Reviews
“Khouri’s effortlessly powerful voice curls around the music, which at times can go from a skeletal finger-picked guitar swooping up to loop-based experimentalism. The themes are of traveling and the love-loss casualties along the road, and the songwriting here tells of a spirit at home on the road to the perfect song.” – Rough Trade
“Nadine Khouri has always had the ability to make quietness and subtlety sound huge and mean more than it possibly could… The overwhelming breathless cool of Nadine’s voice is something that you cannot go without hearing.” – The 405
AUGUST & AFTER
August and After weave abundant vocal harmonies and narrative lyricism onto a bed of gentle, intricate guitars and classically-inspired orchestration. Live, we perform with the addition of violin and/or and cello to recreate the textures of our (home) recordings.
“Fresh, different and beautifully crafted…fantastic vocals, harmonies and strings!” David Durant, Under the Radar
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ADVANCE TICKETS: http://billetto.co.uk/en/events/paper-dress-presents-cristobal–the-sea–fliesflies–nadine-khouri–august–after/tickets
Tickets £4 in advance // £5 on the door